Extension curtain-rod.



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' EXTENSION CURTAIN ROD.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.21,1909.

1,005,239. Patented 001. 10, 1911.

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Be it known that I, Onnxsrnir F..Lsm r, a citizenof the United States, and a resident 'of Waterville in the county of New 'Haven and State of Connecticut, have rpade and "invented certain new and useful Improvements; in Extension Curtain-Rods, of which" theifollowi is a specificatlon. My. invention re ates to an improvement iii-extension curtain rods or poles, and more articularly to fthat-kind or type thereof Know-nae geeseneck 'wherem the ends are curvedor-bentnround at right an les to ngvpflrtions of the rod, t e ob- "ect of t einvention"being to so construct {he rod'aildretainingbrackets therefor, that all danger of them beeomi disengaged when pro'perly assembled, wil be 'obv1ated.- A furt'er sibiect is to so'. construct andaelnble the parts that the'rods may be easily andfieadily engaged with or seligaied' from thebr'ackets;

furthermhjectof the-invention is to at} article -that it will, he chea and economical to. oduoeand strong. an

durable in use, and with these and other ends in view, consists in certain novel feutureqof construction and combinations of "parts, as will be hereinafter fully described-- and-pointed outin the-,elai s 1 Inithe accompanying drawings/F1 I re 1 a th'pplan view of a rod constructe in ac cor-claws with my invention and attached to a window or doorframe. Ens :1 sec tional view ofa bracket, the being omitted. 8 he simii'er view shown; the

:end oft, e rod assembled therewit 'isadetache view perspective oi the'eem- 'tering rivet. 5 lid wit}? in perspective of on'e end of 6 rod. F1 1s a-v1e'wi i s ction endp y at on f bracket one. end of e me being shown in dotted. fines and; as

. eemhle'd theiwith.;-- Fig; is a v ew in pergp qgve rigth'eg m d fied, t rm f ghe rae et, an, a 097N111, 'rsp'ec vs of a artof a bgieket of, still mites moth- I Reg-ring to the drawings-it will be seen .figwthat the invention has reference to" extension f rods madeoftebularfprm, the, one art 10 "telescopiugvwithin the other part 1 each it end hemg-cufrved -er bent-around at, right anglesto the remainingj'portions of the rod.

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To a wall" door frame, window frame, or other suitabie sup ort, are secured brackets for receiving an ends of the rod 10 sisting rimaril of ends 0 the re rest an a stop against which the extreme ends of the rod im in order'to (prevent said rod from tilting or .rp'cking,an to retain the' same in its horizontahpositio v In the preferred form, this bracket is constructed as illustrated in 1 2 and 3, and comprises a plate 12-to w ich is secured 'removabl'y holding the 11, these brackets con with the spring the groove or recess "a dla meter to nice} I curtain pole 10*1 and prevent the same froth rocking or tilti' downwardly when ,the parts are assemble asshown in 1 and 8. This receptiicle 1 3 is secured to the plate 12 by means of the rivet 17,"eoinprismg the shank 18, flange 19, andhead 20, theshank 18 passin through the plate 12 and upsetor rivet onthe rearside thereof within a recess 2Lformed in said plate for that purpose, the flange 19 bearin a ainst the rearpiateor end of the-recap a e and holding t e latter'tightl to said-plate, the rounded head 20 bein ad s end of the red when 'te as hereinafter described. eta are identical i construction, tion' of one suflices for the other, Each end of-the rod is preferablzr' structed as illustrated in El .25, the gi-ovged on its. end with 'a' the indentation {or 24 in its extreme I 1 In assembling the rod withthe brackets, each end is inserted in the race tacle 13 the extreme end-fliere'of, that is, slips into the sleeve or tube 16, the rounded -20 of the rivet 17 entering the recess sition" or centerthe same. end of the rod is received into the oove orreeessj in the spring fingers '14, w ereb throu' ,ithe'm'eduun of the sprin' fin ers and t e rib and groove formed on t on of parts are'assembled, .As the two hraok- I is, is nails" or sleeve the rodand'in the spring fingers respeca suppgrt'onwhich the t the rear endof this receptacle'is formed'a sleeve or tube 16 of,

contain the end of the pted to center the the deseripprovided with the rib 23' and with e ferrule 22 Patented 10. 1911.

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the receptacle 18, this receptacle being prothe ferrule and a'ctinq hto' my plo- 'e r' on eever, .em'ploying the receptacle 13, constr'ueted as above described, t may be con strncted as illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 andy8.

In Fig. 6, the bracket is shown as" comprising the plate provided with a. pin 26, the

extreme end 27 of 'whioh.is bentnpwfirdly to enter the hole 'or opening 28 formed in the end 2'9 of the-rod. In the plate 25- is also secured thesto 26,-againSt which the 1-od29 im inges wliim assembled, as; illustrated in i 6. 'Insteed of employing a- I stop 26 in,t e 'formf'of a pin as above described, a portion of the plate-"ma be struck outwardly, as illustrated iii-F1 7, wherein the plate 30 is slitted and t-h;sl1tted portion. stamped outhverdlyssj illustratedat 81, against which latter the end of the pole w il A i when Ei'operly e;

- late for et-tanh i il strike or imeglnge when the parts are prolperly'essembl t As il nstmted in ii .8, the riietehinstead of bein' s'litted, may is punched or thrown outwer y,jes, illustrated at 32,,such )ortion being integrnl-withthe lots :38, an form- .ing a stop: for .the on of the pole when snpported fipon'the in 34. i

In'each and all e the shove instances, it will be noted thatthe-"hfeeket oonsists'fof a; te hel 1-. '9 do r "whic rests the end .r'ame a o of thdpo l e f ii d o the pole-fer strike '1 x i ii horizontal lane-fitters 'B aid b'llli: l5 f Y Bevin fully in ntion,

l whit I' t: aim ashew and desire v by Letters Patent, is:, l

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sup ortteenldjofi'e attending? etright 1. A curtain eng es to thewell seid plmtehntfijngn support ted oext 'xi in e" pleneiet'iri'ghtl nnglestb. its length; th

said Shite form; and e opted to rebeing me:

ceive the 'eXtr'emitf-of a rod supported. by' said bracket and said tubular aortion extendin throughout a part only 0 the length of sai support. 2. A curtain plate adapted to. secured to a wall an" to ,brackets adapted to be secur to support the ends of said od,-eaoh bracket crosssect-ion, (intending e- I 2 'Gid6 only of the end of said rod,an-d which com "a" "po t the ends Io siiidriid, eecisjbtaoket'eom; I prising a plate h vmg it so pgle bracket comprisin a 1,006,:aee

suppprt the end of a rod extending at right ang s to. the well; said plate having esu port ads ted.to e'xtend along the under si is only of t e end of a rod, and said support, having'means for engaging a rod to prevent the same from 'moving'nwny from said plate; stud bracket having 41150, ersto adapted to be engaged bythe upper si e only of the extremity of a. rod wherebythe some is prevented end of-seid 511 port as a fu crum l 3. The com ination with e rodg the ends, I of which are bent so as to ejtbend et right angles to its intermediate portiomof two oomprqsi'nga platev-ha vingm sup ort-e-xtend ingnlo the under sidelonly o the and ot said ro' and which snpport-l is provided with means adjacent its end for engaging 5 the rod to prevent the san'ie from moving ewa'tyfrom said plate; 'said braeket having also i), stop adapted to be 'engaged by-zthe uppensideonly of the extrenrit of, the mid, w ereb the some is pievented tom tipping about t e end ofsai upport as e fnlorum. 4. The oqm binetion'with atrod,.the ends of whichare bent so as to-extend at right. an les to' its intermediate portion and whieh on e are provided 'eachwith ti cirenmferenti'ully extending rib; of two brackets adapted to be seeured to dwell andto-support the ends of said rod, ea'oh bracket eomprisingn' platehaving a sulpporhnmrod in I support is provided with agroovewithin which the rib aforesaid of said rod lies when the. parts are assembled; the end {015 support? engles t its mterniediste portion snowmen l on iidepted o he alongfthe tinder "si of said rod, andjfirovid g 1015 the" en fingers all fits free-f with *8 ring groove within which the" rib eforsaid of said rod lies jwhen the ptrtsyere'assen bledl; the end of sdid silppqrtadj-oin'irigsaid pla e" throughout a part of the length of said so e ort, and the extremity of saidrod exten mg into said-tubular ortion.

6. In an article of t e character deseribed, the combination witha telescopic red, the

rum tipping about the 75 mg the under 'rt extending ti dailtedftoem flee 420 to'a. well and 3 v midi-plate bein' seen with a sea, the ends-gin) brackets for supper-ting the ends of said rod, each of said brackets eomprisinga plate,

a support havin grooved spring fingers at its outer end an a. tube at its inner end, and which tube extends throughout apart only of the length of said support and a rivet for 10 securing said support and plate together and 18th day of December;

to fit within the end of the rod, substantially as described.

Signed at Waterville, in file county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, this A. D. 19 09. CHRI STIAN F. LAUN.

adapted Witnesses:

JAS. E. CAVANAGH, PHILIP S. Mommmn. 

